Growth and Development Q 25

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Emily is talking to her 6 year-old sister Julia. She asks why the sun shines so bright? Julia answered that “it always keeps her warm. What stage in the cognitive theory of development explains this?

  

     A. Formal operational

     B. Concrete operational

     C. Sensorimotor

     D. Preoperational

    

    

Correct Answer: D. Preoperational

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Children in this stage tend to be egocentric and have difficulty taking the viewpoint of others. At this stage, kids learn through pretend play but still struggle with logic and taking the point of view of other people. They also often struggle with understanding the idea of constancy.

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Option A: Children in this stage can think logically about abstract propositions and test hypotheses systematically. Teens begin to think more about moral, philosophical, ethical, social, and political issues that require theoretical and abstract reasoning.

Option B: Children in this stage can think logically about objects and events. Their thinking becomes more logical and organized, but still very concrete. While children are still very concrete and literal in their thinking at this point in development, they become much more adept at using logic.

Option C: Children in this stage obtain knowledge about the environment through the use of senses and reflexes. A child’s entire experience at the earliest period of this stage occurs through basic reflexes, senses, and motor responses.

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